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WILLIAM B. COATES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS 'BEEOE AND ARTHUR CLARKE, OF THE SAME PLACE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. COATE S, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a. new mode of making Bags 'for Preserving Ice; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full'and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists in placing a thick woollen bag within another of cotton duck, or suitable \vater proof material, the latter having a. dripping-chamber in the lower part, with openings in the seam at the middle and each end, and when both bags are together, openings at top on each side to carry oil the water in the chamber, when the bag is turned upside down. The ice resting on the top of the chamber is kept out of the water, and

being excluded from the air, cannot melt away so rapidly as under ordinary circumstances.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use myinvention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. On reference to the drawing which forms a part of this specification- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the inside woollen bag.-

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the completeice-preserving bag.

I make the woollen bag A ofany desired size or shape, and of one 'or. more thicknesses of coarse material. The seams can besewed in any manner, so it is strongly done. The lower corners can be rounded, cut oil, or square, as shown at F F and L L. The top, I, is turned down outward all around, and at J J should be sewed flat for two inches in length, leaving the edge short and whipped, or the edge can be overwhipped down or felled, so the water can be run off easily'at the openings shown at H H (fig, The bag Ais two 01 more inches shorter than B B. The outside bag, 13 B, is made of cotton duck, oil-cloth,- or some cheap suit-able water-proof goods. The top is turned in all around, and comes in contact with the woollen turn-down. The part at J J should be sewed flat in the same way as the woollen bag, so the water can run out at H H without obstruction. At the lower part a seam, a a, is made, two or more inches from the bottom, across from side to side, leaving one inch unsewed in the centre, at M, and each end at- G G. O C C are handles; the lower one is secured at a a. H H indicate discharging openings. The dotted lines '61) show the sides of A. D is a strap and buckle. E is a neck-tying cord which can be used, or the strap, at pleasure. B B being longer than A, this space at bottom makes chamber K. The ice is put in the bag, and rests on the top of the seam a a. The handles at top are put on a hook and. the strap or cord drawn tightly. The ice drippings settle in the chamber K, and can be removed at pleasure. When it is necessary to turn out the drippings, put the lower handle on the hook and loosen the strap or cord, when the waterwill be discharged at H H on either side. The bag can be hung up by the lower handle, and by making the strap or cord a little loose the water can drip into abncket, thus keeping the cellar floor dry.

The advantages possessed by my ice-preserving bag are important to all persons using ice. It will save a large per cent. of ice by keeping it above its drippings and from the air, and being suspended above thecellar floor, the bad odor imparted to the wet blanket by the earth and bricks will be entirely prevented. The bag can be used on excursions and to save meat. The ice can be carried about the house better, and kept, sweet longer than at present, and can be kept in any room. The bag is easily clea-ned, as theinside one can be taken all out (except at top) and washed, dried, or aired for each day.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The application of' woollen bags, of oneor'niore thicknesses, to the purpose of preserving ice. :2. The outside water-proof bag, of oil-cloth, cotton duck, rubber cloth, or equivalents, and chamber for drippings, K, the discharge openings at H H and at G G and M, strap and buckle D, and cord E.

3. The'bags A and B B. in combination, the whole being made and constructed as herein described.

WILLIAM B. COATES.

Witnesses t LEWIS Gonnonn', GEORGE '0'. Jores. 

